Improvement in lamp-lighter, and burglar and fire-alarm



J. B. iRWIN. Lamp Lighter, Burglarand'FireAlarm.

Patented May 24,1870. I

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N. PETERS. Pholn-Lilhngmphn. Washington. D, C.

To all whom it may concern:

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j Letters a a. 103,338, dated May 24, 1am.

'mraovnwtnn r InnAMP-nI-en rnm-Ann BURGLAR ANI D FIRE-ALARM.

, The Slchednlerefen'ed to these-Letters Patent and making part of thename Be itknown that I, JAMES BJIRWIN, of N ewark, n the county ofLicking and State of Ghio, have ins vented a new andimprovedLainp-Lighter, and Burglar and Fire-Alarm; an'dIdo herebydeclare thattbe following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to makeand use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing'forming partofthis specification.'

This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for lighting andextinguishinglamps, and giving alarm forawakening persons at reqniredtimes, or. in case of burglars making attempts to enter buildings, or.of

The invention consistsjin a revolving, match-holding, andscrapingmechanism, worked by a spring, let free eltherby pulling a cordby a a person in bed, or by a weight let fall at the required timebythejact-ion-of attachment to a clock, or by the moving of doors-orwindows by theattempts of burglars to enter, or by strings burned oh byfire in case of fire.

It also consists in the connection therewith .of an alarm mechanism, tobe set in -:motion by the clock, v burglars, or fire,.all constructedand arranged as'herematter more fully specified;

U Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved apparatus; Figure 2 is-asectional elevation'ot' the same, taken on-the linexa: offig. l; 1

fi Figure 3 is a sectional elevation on the line y g of Figure Lisahorizontal section on the line z z of fig. 2; and I Figure 5 is a sideelevation.

y Similar letters of referenceindicate-corresponding parts. i i

A.is a lamp standing, at the side of a case, B, and rising to thetop ofthe same, or thereabont.

O is .a'match-holdingdisk, mounted on a shaft, 1),

which passes up through thecase. y This disk has armsE,.ada pted tohold-matches F,

and, when revolved, to cause them to rub against the side of aroughenedspiing scraper, G, to ignite them.-

The lower end of the shaft is provided with a coiled spring, H,forrevolviug it when let free, to light -the matches.

It is also provided with holding-pins I and acatch, K, for arrestingittohold the match, after beinglighted,

over the lamp, in ordertoignite it. g g Tothis catch isattachedj-aretract-or, L, jointed to a lever, M, whiclifiis pivoted at N, andagainst which a vibrating arm, 0, works .at its opposite end to re tractthe catchK, and let the spring H free.

This is efiected when the said armOismulled'by a wire, P, leading fromit ,in any suitable direction over hour-hand of the clock 3 bell-cranksor pulleys to the bed, or other place where it may be convenientlyreached.

The top of the disk Q, carrying the pins I, has vertical pins I', which,when the shaft is rotated, (after the catch K has been disengaged,) comein contact with the retractor L, and carry it back away from contactwith the catch K, to allow it, K, to engage the carrier.

The said retractor is returned, after the pin passes it, by the springR, and the lever M is returned by the spring S. Y

For extinguishing the lamp, a cap, '1, is'pivoted to a suitable support,and arranged to swing over the flame.

For operating this cap,'I proi'ide a bell-crank lever,W,and a cord, U,and, for retracting it, the springX. i f The spring H is wound-up byturning the knob Z, the catch K andretractor L beingso arranged as-no'tto arrest the pinswhen moving in that direction. 1

This lighting apparatus is connected with the dropis worked by springclock mechanism, and strikesa bell, b.

This dropdever'is shaft or roller a.

fixed on tlJGDllliGl' end of the a catch, A, which is operated to letsaid lever fall, by

acam-wheelor plate,'i, attached to the-arbor of the This clock may beset so as to cause the pinof the lever g tofall into the notch of thewheel tat any desion of the spring f, and disengaging the lever A toreleasethe arm a of the escapement a, to which last the bell-hammer isattached. A

When the shaft a is thus turned, the cscapementwheela is disengaged, sothat the spring of the clock mechanism therewith connected revolves itrapidly, and imparts acontinnons vibrating-motion to the bellhammer.

The connection between the alarm and match-lighting mechanism isestablished by means of the hooked *catch a, which-is pivoted to an arm,a, of the shaft next pin I of the series, and thus arrest the matchleverA, which lets go an alarm-bell hammeiya, which I The lever A is held upin an inclined position by:

means of an arrangement of cords and levers con j g carries a pin at itsopposite end, which bears on sired hour, thus raisingthe Catch A againstthe ten-- As A falls, it turns the shaft a,-causing its arm a 1this'lever-k may be connected with all the doors rod 0 allows the pinfto be worked by other means.

To sound the alarm'and light the lamp by the raising of windows oropening of doors, -I have placed the lever k in connection with the pinf, to raise it when moved upward; and I connect this lever with thebellcrank l by a wire, m.

The other arm of the lever l is connected by a wire with a bellcrank, a,so arranged relatively to the small door which represents the door ofthe house, that, it it is opened, the levers will be moved to raise thecatch A, and let the arm A fall. In like manner and windows ot'a house.

For sounding the alarm and making the light in case of fire in thehouse, I propose to attach to the wires 1', (leading fronrthelever It tothe door and windows,) the arms 1. a, which are jointed together andarranged'so that thewire will be free to be moved by the movement of thedoors and windows, as above described, .and which will also be movedwhen the arms a drop, the said arms being'snspended by cords V, whichwill burn ofl.

These arms amay have springs '10 or weights, to insure their fallingwith sulficientforce.

As many of these arms t u may be placed about the house as may bedesired, and in such places as will be most likely to expose theirsuspending cords soonest to the fire. V

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desire to secure Patent- 1. The combination with thecatch K of .the retractor L, lever M, vibrating arm 0, and cord P,substantially as specified.

by Iietters of a clock, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with the pin f of the catch A, the lever k,bell-crank 1, wires m and the bell-crank specified. l I p 7. Thecombination with the lever k and connecting-arms, and bell-cranks, ofthe jointed arms t 'u, arranged for operation as described, and the armu being suspended by a cord, all substantially as specified.

8. The combination with the lamp, of the extinguisher T, lever W, cordU, and springs X, all substantially as specified.

J. B. IRWIN.

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Geo. M. Gmssnn, HOWARDBROOKE.

2. The combination with the retractor L and lever t, adjustably attachedto the arbor of the hour-handn,-attachedto a door or window, allsubstantially as

